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Copying videos to a CD or DVD using the PC-compatibility function
Preparation:Check the writing drive settings.1Open [Properties] for the drive.
2Select the [Recording] tab.
3Select the correct writing drive.
1Click  [Copy to media] → [CD/DVD 
recording using the PC-compatibility 
function].
The [Copy to media] screen is displayed.
2Insert the disc that you want to write to 
into the drive.
 ●If the media is not displayed, click [Refresh].
3Select the writing drive.
4Click [Next].
The video selection window is displayed.
Important
 ●Types of discs on which pictures can be written using this 
software may vary according to the version of Windows:
Windows version CD-R/RW DVD-R/RW
Windows XP
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Windows 8 / Windows 7 /   Windows Vista
: Writable    –: Not writable
If your PC has an internal or external drive that can write to CD or DVD discs, you can copy still pictures and MP4 motion pictures to CD-R/R
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or DVD-R/RW discs.  
						

							
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5Select a video by putting a check mark in 
its check box.
Check the total size of the selected videos and the free space 
available on the disc.
6Click [Next].
The Windows standard writing wizard starts.
7Enter the disc title.
 
●For Windows 8 / Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the writing 
speed can also be set.
8Click [Next].
Writing to the disc starts.
9Click [Finish].
The display returns to the [Copy to media] screen. 
●You can also follow the instructions in the wizard to write the 
same videos to another disc.  
						

							
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10Click [Exit].
Tips
 
●If there are files that are ready for writing to disc in Explorer , a 
confirmation message is displayed. If copying to CD/DVD is executed, 
these files that are ready for writing are canceled.  
						

							
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Using convenient features
You can extract a frame from a playing motion picture and save it as a still picture in JPEG format with Exif information.
1Select the motion picture, and then click 
 [Capture].
The playback window will appear. 
●You can also display it by selecting [Tools] → [Movie] → [Still 
picture capture] from the menu.
2Click  to pause the playback at the 
point where you want to extract a still 
picture.
3Click .
4Select the save destination folder.
  To save in a folder that is not displayed
1Click [Browse...].
2Select the folder that you want or create a new folder, 
and then click [OK].
5Enter the file name.
6Click [OK].
A still picture generated from the motion picture is saved.
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Using convenient features
You can create a video that lasts several minutes by selecting still pictures or motion pictures that you like from among those you have 
imported to your PC.
When editing a short movie story, at least one motion picture must be selected. You cannot edit a short movie story that only consists of still 
pictures.
 
New story creation window
Tips
 
●To remove the selected motion picture or still picture from the 
scenario, select the motion picture or still picture that you want to 
remove and click [Deselect] (
A). 
●To enlarge the scene selection area, click  (B). To enlarge the 
template selection/BGM editing area, click  (B).
 
●To change the display area, drag the frame. (C) 
●If you want to save the current contents of your work while creating a 
scenario, click [Save story] (D).
1Click  [Short movie] and then select
[Create a new story].
The window for creating a new short movie story is displayed. 
●You can also display the creation window by selecting [Tools] → 
[Movie] → [Short movie] → [Create a new story] from the menu.
2Click [Select].
A window is displayed for selecting candidate motion pictures 
or still pictures for insertion in the scenario *
. Select a motion 
picture or still picture, and then click [OK]. The candidate 
pictures are displayed in the scene selection area.
*    A scenario is the outline of a series of motion pictures and/or still 
pictures according to a template.
Scene selection area Template selection/
BGM editing area
 
●Depending on the selected picture, the motion may be too fast or the 
effect may be otherwise unsuitable. In that case, adjust the effect 
manually. 
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Tips
 
●The length of time of the short movie story is determined by the length 
of the BGM.
 
●To check the BGM, click  (C). 
●To register music other than the template tune as BGM, select [User 
specified] (D).  (→89)
When you select the [BGM-priority] template, a scenario is created 
according to the rise and fall of the registered BGM.
 
●To perform advanced settings such as for picture material sorting, 
BGM overlapping or output format, click [Settings] (E).  (→93, 94)
You can also set BGM overlap by clicking  (F).  (→93)   
●If a message regarding insufficient PC specifications is displayed 
after clicking [Next], your PC may not have the necessary processing 
power. Please refer to “Troubleshooting”. 
(→127)
 
●When the scenario is created, the processing may take some time.
Motion picture or still picture that 
you want to prioritize for display
3Select a template.
To play back the image and BGM of a template, place the 
mouse pointer on the template and click the  that appears.
4Click [Next].
5When the confirmation message is 
displayed, click [Yes].
 
●You cannot use all selected motion pictures and still pictures as 
content for the short movie story. There is a limit to the number of 
pictures that can be used for each template. From the motion pictures 
and still pictures that you selected, you can specify those that you 
definitely want to display in the scenario, or those that you decide 
you do not want to display by adding a mark to them. (Left: Current 
number of pictures marked with 
. Right: Upper limit for number of 
pictures marked with .) (A)
 
- When you select a motion picture or still picture that you want to 
display and click 
 (B), a  mark is added to that motion picture or 
still picture.
 
- When you select a motion picture or still picture that you do not want 
to display and click 
 (B), a / mark is added to that motion picture 
or still picture. 
 
- To remove the mark, select the motion picture or still picture and 
click 
 (B). 
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Using convenient features
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Check the contents of the created 
scenario in the preview window.
The structure of the BGM in the selected template (or the 
BGM that you have registered yourself) is displayed as a 
graph, enabling you to check how the BGM will be used in 
relation to the motion pictures and still pictures in the scenario.
7Click [File output].
To edit, click [Edit] (A) and select a tab in the setting area  (→90) . 
●The editing operations for Title  (→57) , Decorations  (→59) , Volume 
(→60)
, and Transition  (→61)  are the same as when editing motion 
pictures. Refer to the pages in parentheses. Effects can be 
edited using the procedure below.
   To change the displayYou can change the number of motion pictures or still 
pictures to display per frame.
1Click [Effect] in the setting area  (→90) .To display multiple motion pictures and still pictures in a 
single frame, first select the [Picture] tab, click [▼] under 
[Window expression] and select the display method, and 
then drag and drop the motion picture or still picture that you 
want to add from the content selection area to the list.
 
●To remove a motion picture or still picture from the list, 
select that picture and click .2Set the motion picture or still picture transition 
method under [Operation].
3Set color tone effects for the picture using [Effect].
4Click [Apply].
 
●When selecting motion pictures, you can change the playback 
speed between 0.1 and 2 times normal speed by moving the 
[Movie setting] knob.
 
●If you select [Texture] on the [Texture fill] tab, a picture with 
that color or texture is displayed.
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Tips
 
●To enlarge the display of the graph contents, click  (B).
(Click  (B) to return to the original window.) 
●By clicking  on the [Effect] ― [Picture] tab during motion picture 
selection, you can set the playback position or divide the scene.
 
●By clicking [Retouch] on the [Effect] – [Picture] tab during still picture 
selection, you can open the retouch window to retouch the still 
picture. 
(→72)  
By clicking [Adjustment], you can adjust the display range or direction 
linked with the [Operation] settings.
 
●If you click [Back], the scenario you were creating will be lost. If you 
want to save it, use [Save story].
   Preview window buttons  : Displays the BGM editing window.  (→89) :   Splits the scene.  (→90)  : Stops. : Plays back.   : Pauses. : Mutes the sound when clicked. (When sound is output.) :   Starts outputting sound when clicked. (When sound is muted.)  : Lowers the volume. : Raises the volume.: Adjusts the volume.
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Tips
 
●Processing while outputting a file may take some time. 
●Output files cannot be re-edited. We recommend that you save your 
story. 
 
●You can copy the output file to a medium for playback.
8Check the output format and click [OK].
 
●To change the output format, click [Change].  (→94)
9Select the save destination folder. 
  To save in a folder that is not displayed
1Click [Browse].
2Select the desired folder, or create a new folder and 
click [OK].
10Enter a file name. 
11Click [OK]. 
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Editing BGM
You can register an arbitrary music file as BGM in place of the BGM that is set in the template.
Tips
 
●You can also edit the BGM by clicking  on the operation panel 
below the preview window. 
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To change song switching positions after creating a scenario, open 
the BGM editing window and click 
 at the playback position that 
you want to switch to the next song. That position will segue into the 
starting position of the next song.
1In the new story creation window, add 
a mark to [User specified] and click 
[Select].
A window for selecting a music file is displayed.
2Select a music file and click [Open].
The selected music file is added to the BGM list. 
●By dragging the slider in the song playback gauge to an arbitrary 
position, you can confirm the playback from that position. (A) 
●To specify the starting and ending positions of the song that you 
want to use as BGM, drag the bottom slider. (B) 
●To deselect a song from the BGM list, select the song and click  (C).
  To register multiple music files as BGMs 
1Click [Select].
2Select the music files you want to add, and then click 
[Open].
 
●To change the song order, click  (D) and move the 
selected song.
 
●To insert a pause of no sound in the BGM, select the preceding 
song and click [Mute] (E). A minute of no sound is added to the 
BGM after that song.
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Editing the order of motion pictures and still pictures in the scenario and other settings
You can sort, change, merge, and divide motion pictures and still pictures in the scenario.
  Short movie story screen
Tips
 
●You can also display the content selection window by clicking  (D).
(Click 
 (D) to return to the original window.)
   To sort the motion pictures or still picturesDrag and drop the motion pictures or still pictures into the 
editing area.
 
●To undo or redo editing operations, click [Undo] (A) or [Redo] 
(A).  
●If you select a motion picture or still picture in the editing 
area and click [Delete] (A), that picture is removed from the 
scenario.
   To replace a motion picture or still pictureYou can replace the content by clicking [Replace] (A) and 
dragging and dropping motion pictures and still pictures 
from the content selection area that is displayed on the left 
side of the window into the editing area.
   To merge and split motion picturesWhen you select a motion picture or still picture that you 
want to play back seamlessly in the scenario and click 
[Merge] (
B), the selected motion picture or still picture is 
merged with the subsequent motion picture or still picture.  
If you pause playback of a motion picture or still picture in 
the preview window (
C) and click  at the position where 
you want to split the motion picture or still picture, the 
motion picture or still picture is split at that position.
Editing area
Content selection area Setting area
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